OPINION
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Deer, solitude and friends
In an uncertain world it’s nice to know exactly where you’ll be just before sunrise on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Read more
Off the Square: A cursive upon thee!
Senate Republicans refused to debate common-sense legislation, but at least one GOP member is working for the common good: He introduced a bill to mandate that students learn cursive. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Feedback for Oct. 14, 2019
The siting of F-35 fighter jets at Truax is not the only controversy in Madison that pits noise concerns against economic gain, a reader points out. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
David Michael Miller
Thank you, Scott Fitzgerald
Republicans in the state Senate have so completely rigged the system through gerrymandering and voter suppression that they believe they don’t have to act even on popular proposals or bother to tell the public why. It could be their downfall. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Joe Newton
Sissy that talk
Hard truth: There are always going to be more people who want to get with Domme women than guys who want to get with/be serviced by submissive heterosuckual cross-dressers. Read more
Nov 14, 2019
Mayors (should) rule
Senators write wonky plans. Mayors get stuff done. That’s why citizens should consider voting for people who have served as mayors for president. Read more
Nov 12, 2019
Zimbrick Facebook
Pay the players (redux)
Momentum is building for efforts to allow players in the biggest college football and men’s basketball programs to get a bigger share of a billion-dollar industry. Enter the NCAA. Read more
Nov 7, 2019
Off the Square: Pouring salt into old wounds
Politicians who screwed with your lives? Missed chances at love? Lost opportunities to make it big in New York? We have the podcast for you! Read more
Nov 7, 2019
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Feedback for Nov. 7, 2019
Well, all righty! It’s an “approach” not a “zero-tolerance approach,” says the Madison school district spokesperson. Read more
Nov 7, 2019
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
The right balance
Policymakers and scientists are discussing how to best protect taxpayer-funded research from foreign influence. Read more
Nov 7, 2019
5:00 AM
Joe Newton
The man show
Dan Savage navigates the troubled waters of an ill-defined non-consensual-sex situation. Plus, several straight white men are in need of some dating advice, this week in Savage Love. Read more
Nov 7, 2019
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Smoke and mirrors
Millions of Americans have used FDA-regulated nicotine vapor products for more than a decade without incident. Shouldn’t it be pretty obvious that these products are not responsible for the recent spate of severe lung injuries? Read more
Oct 31, 2019
5:00 AM
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Five fun gift shops to check out in Madison, Wisconsin
Baby shower, wedding, birthday or just “I want to brighten your day” — when you need an extraordinary gift, try these five shops that took top honors our 2019 reader poll. Read more
Deer, solitude and friends
In an uncertain world it’s nice to know exactly where you’ll be just before sunrise on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Read more
Drinks at Devil’s Lake
Erica DeAnda is the brewmaster at the new Tumbled Rock Brewery and Kitchen in Baraboo. Her first in-house brews have just been released. Read more
Community service charge
Madison Police to climate activists: Thanks for trying to save the world — now pay us $4,631.66. Read more
Thank you, Scott Fitzgerald
Republicans in the state Senate have so completely rigged the system through gerrymandering and voter suppression that they believe they don’t have to act even on popular proposals or bother to tell the public why. It could be their downfall. Read more
